Have sports played an important role in your life? Will you help keep kids safe and thriving through sports?
On December 7th, I will again be running in the BASC Santa Claus Shuffle to support Safe Sports Network student-athletes.
As you know, this cause is very important to me. I know how hard it can be when an athlete is injured and just wants to return to playing as soon as possible. I also know that it is really hard to be injured and not know what is wrong or what to do...fortunately, I just ask my mom. But I want all athletes to have someone like my mom to ask and to take care of them.
Please join me in raisnig funds so all safe sports kids can have the care they need every time they need it. Donate today - big or small...it all makes a difference.
Thank you!
Love,
Ella
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Santa Claus Shuffle
Saturday, December 7th, 2024 marks the 14th running of the BASC Santa Claus Shuffle. The shuffle is a 3-mile out-and-back course that starts and finishes at Veteran’s Park in downtown Manchester. Safe Sports Network is the Charity Beneficiary of the 2024 BASC Santa Claus Shuffle. Please join us in helping to keep kids safe and thriving through sports!
THE CAUSE
Imagine: A young athlete has collapsed on the field and isn’t moving. What happens in the next few minutes could make the difference between life and death. Is this something you want to leave to chance?
Safe Sports uses proven tools to help reduce the risk of sports participation. That’s our mission: to keep kids safer by promoting and providing a safe sports environment. All services provided free for over 6,000 students per year, including:
- injury care on site at high schools and an injury evaluation clinic in downtown Manchester;
- emergency action plans created and practiced for over 100 teams per year;
- CPR and first aid training;
- athletic health care on site at practices and games
- comprehensive concussion management programs;
- education on sports medicine topics.
Our athletic trainers work under the direction of Jim Vailas, MD who has been the Safe Sports Network Medical Director since its inception. Coordinating the daily operations is Program Director Dawn Belmore, MEd, N.H.LAT, ATC.
In the 2021-2022 school year, Safe Sports athletic trainers evaluated 1,200 new injuries, provided over 17,500 treatments at no charge to the athletes, and provided care at more than 250 appointments through our injury evaluation clinic. In partnership with ExpressMed we have performed approximately 10,000 free sports physicals over the last 3 decades.
For more information go to www.safesportsnetwork.org.